CONNECTORS: MOREOVER

Good morning and happy Friday everyone. Welcome back to the Daily Vitamin!

Yesterday we learned that furthermore was a formal connector used to give additional information. We also learned the expression What's more, which is a more informal spoken equivalent to furthermore.

Today's connector is: moreover

It is used: to give additional information about something you have just said. It is a formal word and consequently, it is more usual in written English. An informal spoken equivalent of moreover is what's more. As you can see, moreover has the same meaning and use as furthermore.

Word position: Moreover comma goes at the beginning of the sentence.

Example 1:
London offers a wide variety of museums and galleries. Moreover, many of them are free or only require a small donation from the visitor.

Example 2:
Money was not the most important factor in determining job satisfaction. Moreover, many workers said that they would prefer to earn less if they could find a job that was motivating.

We hope that this week of CONNECTORS FOR GIVING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION has been useful for you. You don't have to learn all of the connectors in these Daily Vitamins, but knowing 2 or 3 of each type can help make your English more sophisticated.

⇒ And of course, I encourage you to write your own sentence with today's connector word in order to get some writing practice in English. You can post your sentence to one of our social media sites (Facebook or Bluesky) and we will give you feedback about your writing ASAP.

We'll be back on Monday with a lesson about a very interesting expression.

Enjoy your weekend!